Accounting Technician

Position Information

**Position Title**
- Accounting Technician**Position Summary**
- Red Deer Polytechnic is seeking a permanent full-time Accounting Technician to join our Finance Team. The Accounting Technician is responsible for providing a wide range of accounting support to the Fee’s Office, various internal departments and to students and community clients. This position is accountable for activities related to revenue recognition, account payments and refunds, general ledger transfers, sponsorship and student loan transactions, reconciliations and monitoring fiscal deadlines ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
- We are looking for an individual with a keen attention to detail, skilled in account analysis and interpretation, experience with accounts receivable processes and capable of working in a fast-paced environment. The Accounting Technician works collaboratively with the team to analyze situations and identify enhancements to increase the efficiency and functionality of the revenue services systems.**Position Responsibilities**
- Accounts Receivable:
- Manage all transactions related to student loans and special funding (bursaries, scholarships, emergency loans).
- Administer refund process by analyzing and investigating sub-ledger accounts eligible for refunds, evaluating the validity of refund requests and cancellation notices to ensure the refund is issued to the correct funding agency in accordance with the rules and regulations, and posts transactions to the integrated financial system to initiate a refund payment.
- Complete international student refund assessment and transactions via international payment platform, ensuring timely and accurate analysis and processing.
- Complete non-credit refund assessment and transactions via Lumens registration system, ensuring timely and accurate analysis and processing.
- Manage deposit, financial reconciliations, charitable receipting and updates to the Raisers Edge donor-sponsorship system.
- Review, complete and post journal entries (uploaded via the bi-weekly accounting feed process) to record accurate and timely cash deposits.
- Complete internal departmental transfers ensuring policy compliance combined with proper authorization and documentation is provided in support of transfer requests.

Financial Reporting and Communications:
- Responsible for Government issued student sponsorship process securing prompt, accurate fund allocations to a high-volume of student accounts in a short timeframe.
- Collaborate with the Student Connect Centre on student loan and grant reporting.
- Responsible for timely and accurate recording, reporting, reconciliation and refunding
- Foundational Learning Assistance program remittances, adhering to Advanced Education and government guidelines.
- Responsible for various complex tasks related to the year-end analysis, reconciliations, and account transactions.

Systems Optimization:
- Contribute to system project organization, working collaboratively on system developments, risk assessment, strategies and issue resolution, implementation timelines and plans.
- Actively participate in system optimization of various programs supporting activities in Revenue Services, such as Banner Accounts Receivable, TouchNet, Global Payments, Marketplace/Upay, ID Works, Odyssey, MyTradeSecrets, Cognos reporting and others as necessary.
- Develop new and update existing Cognos reports to meet the changing business needs of Revenue Services.
- Maintain content of a dynamic internal (Loop - portal) page servicing current students and staff.
- Explore and research innovative ways to further utilize the student ID card (iCard) to provide effective systems solutions for finance and other departments.

**Required Qualifications**
- Diploma in Business Administration, or Information Systems Technology with an Accounting Major.
- Three to five years of related experience
- Demonstrates and applies knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS), government legislation and CRA standards.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office 365
- Aptitude for understanding databases, system flows and processes.
- Demonstrated capacity to exercise sound judgement and discretion and maintain confidentiality.
- Demonstrated collaborative approach that values open and honest communication, integrity, respect, consistency, and fairness.

**Preferred Qualifications**
- A combination of education and experience will be considered.
- Experience with post-secondary ERP systems, specifically Ellucian Banner considered an asset.

**Salary or Hourly?**
- Salary**Salary**
- $62,034 - $72,571 annually**Benefits and Compensation Information**
- Red Deer Polytechnic offers a comprehensive benefits package including extended health and dental care through Blue Cross, access to a health spending account, pension plan, Employee & Family Assistance Program, generous vacation allotments, credit tuition waivers and opportuniti